| Agricultural Market Access and Development Act of
2001 (Introduced in the House)
HR 98 IH
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 98
To amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to
increase the amount of funds available for certain agricultural trade programs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2001
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself and Mr. BOYD) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to
increase the amount of funds available for certain agricultural trade programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Agricultural Market Access
and Development Act of 2001'.
SEC. 2. MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM.
Section 211(c)(1) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978
(7 U.S.C. 5641(c)(1)) is amended by striking `and not more than $90,000,000
for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2002,' and inserting `not more than
$90,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000, and not less than
$90,000,000 nor more than $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through
2002,'.
SEC. 3. USE OF EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS FOR MARKET
ACCESS OR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Section 301(e) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978
(7 U.S.C. 5651(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(3) USE OF EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS FOR MARKET
ACCESS OR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS-
`(A) LESS THAN 20 PERCENT USE- If on July 1 of a fiscal
year less than 20 percent of the maximum amount of funds authorized to
carry out the program established under this section have been expended
during that fiscal year to carry out the program established under this
section, the Commodity Credit Corporation may use not more than 50 percent
of the unexpended amount to carry out market access and development programs
of the Commodity Credit Corporation during that fiscal year.
`(B) LESS THAN 50 PERCENT USE- If on July 1 of a fiscal
year less than 50 percent, but more than 20 percent, of the maximum amount
of funds authorized to carry out the program established under this section
have been expended during that fiscal year to carry out the program established
under this section, the Commodity Credit Corporation may use not more than
20 percent of the unexpended amount to carry out market access and development
programs of the Commodity Credit Corporation during that fiscal year.'.
SEC. 4. FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOPMENT COOPERATOR PROGRAM.
Section 703 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7
U.S.C. 5723) is amended to read as follows:
`SEC. 703. FUNDING.
`The Secretary shall use to carry out this title for
each of fiscal years 2001 through 2002 not less than $35,000,000 of the
funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation.'.
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